Ordered: Drug X 125 mg 4 times daily SDR for children: 20-30 mg per kg per day in 4 divided doses Child's weight: 50 lb. Use a calculator
a. Estimated weight in kg:
b. Child's weight in kilograms to the nearest tenth:
c. Calculate the SDR for this child. Low safe dose:High safe dose:
d. Decision: safe or unsafe order? State the reason.
a. Estimate: approximately 25 kg (50 ÷ 2)
b. 22.7 kg
c. 454 mg per day (20 x 22.7); 681 mg per day (30 x 22.7)
d. Safe. Order falls within SDR.
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